Drought

Despite rain in some areas, the drought in the US continues to cause concern for farmers and food production. Over a recent six-week stretch, the U.S. Department of Agriculture designated 1,692 counties as disaster areas due to the drought. About 80% of agricultural land in the country is affected. The summer's extreme drought is on track to being one of the nation's costliest natural disasters since 1980.

Drought

Drought in Angola threatens already meagre food production. The country's agriculture has never properly recovered from the civil war and the present drought conditions are expected to bring hunger and starvation in many areas.